The Socialists and liberals folded after the center-right European People’s Party threatened to ditch them and work with the far right instead. STRASBOURG — Europe’s main political parties have agreed ...

The no-strings “genius” grants award thinkers and artists with $800,000 over five years. The MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday named 22 new fellows for 2025, each receiving an $800,000, no-strings ...

Some staffers who have been working during the government shutdown have been told that is ending or could soon end. While only a quarter of the Bureau of Land Management’s staff has been placed on ...

The California Energy Commission vote Wednesday was the latest in a regulatory tug-of-war between the agency and the oil industry. SACRAMENTO, California — California energy officials adopted rules ...

The federal government now holds equity stakes in three critical minerals companies. Experts say it marks a “new phase” in how Washington approaches industrial policy. The Trump administration this ...

The parks can’t collect fees even as they tap those funds to stay open, one of several complications for the National Park Service as the government remains shut down. It’s not clear how long national ...

The order comes amid confusion about worker firings and withheld pay as Congress negotiates a deal to reopen the government.

The Senate on Wednesday approved legislation to nullify a Biden administration land use plan for Montana that critics said wrongly constricted coal mining. The chamber cleared H.J. Res. 104 by a vote ...

It was a tough summer at NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska regional office, where the longest days of the calendar year also brought some long workdays for a staff of fewer than 80 people. What was once a ...

“At this point you’re just being rude,” a frustrated Senate aide wrote to Interior official Tyler Hassen after weeks of requesting a briefing on Interior Department staffing. Newly unearthed emails ...

(Left to right) Tana Chatting, Sandy Alley and George Berklacy on the back office deck of Channel Islands National Park in Ventura Harbor, California, in 1993. The photo was taken during a joint Fish ...

The proposal is meant as a “steppingstone” for a better deal with the United States, which also charges 50 percent on all steel. BRUSSELS — The EU announced Tuesday it would double its tariffs on ...